John Chancellor

Recognized Achievement: 
Emmy Winner
Lincoln Academy of Illinois
Bio: 

John Chancellor (July 14, 1927 - 1996) - As anchor of the NBC Nightly News from 1970-1982, Chancellor influenced a generation of reporters. He began his career with the Chicago Sun-Times and soon after began work as a correspondent on NBC's Huntley-Brinkley Report. He is remembered most notably for his coverage of the integration of Little Rock Arkansas, being arrested on the floor of the 1964 Republican Convention, the creator of the Red and Blue states to discuss presidential elections, and as the Emmy winning narrator for the Ken Burns series, Baseball.

CPS Schools Attended: 
Ogden Elementary